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The game studio behind Wavelength, Monikers, Hot Streak, Magical Athlete, and more! Find us at cmyk.games

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CMYK @cmyk.games · 7h
"The purest, most perfect way to laugh for 5 minutes" — Space-Biff "Surely going to be one of my favorite games of the year" — Dale Yu "I had a blast" – SVWAG "Go Fish for Jerks - 9/10" — Pixel Die "Another vibrant, colorful hit from CMYK" — Board Game Animal www.cmyk.games/products/gra...
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Grabble
Everybody scrambles to fill their cup with lost game pieces: traffic cones, bananas, hogs! Then the showdown begins. Name a piece: everyone tosses one back in the box. Don't have it? You're out. Last ...
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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The game here is clearly in the first half, but for me it's the "weirdly intense" second half that really makes this one. There's no bluffing, no real strategy, and yet somehow it captures the feel of a high stakes Liars Dice game in a seedy backroom somewhere. Such a cool trick!
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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Had a chance to play this, and it's the most stupid (complimentary), chaotic fun. We kept on asking for one more game, it's so quick to play. Though don't get too enthusiastic like me and accidentally elbow your friend in the face 🫣
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CMYK @cmyk.games · 29/09/2026
"I would recommend that you run, not walk, to…grab one now before you’ll be eliminated in the game of life when your friend leads with his copy and you don’t have one to match." opinionatedgamers.com/2026/09/29/d...
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Dale Yu: Review of Grabble
Grabble Designer:  Naoki Fukuda Publisher: CMYK Players: 2-6 Age: 6+ Time: 5 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Here’s how it works: you have a box of gloriou…
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CMYK @cmyk.games · 29/09/2026
Our new game GRABBLE is out today. It's a 5-minute frenzy of grabbing mismatched game pieces out of a box, then having a weirdly intense showdown with them. www.cmyk.games/products/gra...
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BoardGame Animal 🐕 @boardgameanimal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Time to check out @cmyk.games latest; Grabble!! youtu.be/AS4W1etyPaQ?... #cmyk #grabble #boardgames
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CMYK @cmyk.games · 01/07/2026
The dog’s out of the bag: we’ve got a brand new how to play video for Spots (ft. Quinns)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP_C...
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How to play SPOTS
YouTube video by CMYK
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Wade Monnig @wademonnig.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Another great Magenta release from @cmyk.games I'm all in on I'm out. #boardgames #boardgame #tabletop #boardgamereview #boardgamesky therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
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Whose in? : A I'm Out Card Game Review
I'm out. Two little words that have been inciting rage in card shedding games for generations. “I'm Out” is another fine entry into the CMYK Magenta line that can leave you feeling like a Rummy player...
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Iain McAllister @giantbrain.co.uk · 19/04/2026
In my latest review I put on some trainers and try to catch up with a Big Baby and a Banana. It's Magical Athlete from @cmyk.games giantbrain.co.uk/2026/04/19/k...
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Keep on Running - The Giant Brain
Roll & Move is an oft maligned mechanism that the reprint of Magical Athlete from CMYK turns inside out for a riot of races
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Wade Monnig @wademonnig.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Time for a bit of Team Play with @cmyk.games Duos. #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
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Magenta Team Wins: A Duos Card Game Review
Yes, the Magenta line is scratching that game collector itch, making buyer's think “Ah, But that Magenta box will look so good on a black Kallax...next to the other Magenta boxes.” Duos isn't just bri...
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Maddy Thorson @maddymakesgames.com · 14/04/2026
Magical Athlete is an all-timer, especially if you have kids. Every kid I've shown it to, it captures their imagination almost instantly and they get obsessed. I'm also excited to play Molly House, I backed the recent reprint ^_^
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The American Tabletop Awards @theattas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The 2026 American Tabletop Award for Early Gamers goes to Magical Athlete, from @cmyk.games! For more information, please see americantabletopawards.com/magical-athlete
A picture of the box for Magical Athlete with the American Tabletop Awards logo for Early Gamers in front of it, on the bottom-right edge.
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The American Tabletop Awards @theattas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The 2026 American Tabletop Award for Casual Games goes to Hot Streak, also from @cmyk.games! For more information, please see americantabletopawards.com/hot-streak.
A picture of the box for Hot Streak with the American Tabletop Awards logo for Casual Games in front of it, on the bottom-right edge.
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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
CMYK's Hot Streak and Magical Athlete race to wins in this year’s American Tabletop Awards, Fate of the Fellowship and Molly House also triumph: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... Huge congrats to @cmyk.games @perryjon.bsky.social @mattleacock.bsky.social @miasmacorp.bsky.social @alex.cmyk.games!
A hand reaches down to move one of four plahing pieces on a green board shaped like a running track. The four pieces represent people in mascot suits - a hot dog, a queen, a bear and a fish. Jon Perry's board game design Hot Streak from CMYK Games.Six wooden playing pieces with images of various characters on, including a banana wearing a hat and an aardvark on a unicycle. They are on a track-style board composed of different coloured squares, some with numbers on. Takashi Ishida and Richard Garfield's board game design Magical Athlete from CMYK Games.Characters from the Lord of the Rings novel on the front of a board game box, with a surprised-looking Frodo at the centre looking into a bowl supported by a white tree. Box cover for Matt Leacock's board game design Lord of the Rings Fate of the Fellowshop, from Z-Man Games / Asmodee.A pink board game box with black line drawings of dozens of people in 18th century high society dress, with the words Molly House in the centre in a lighter pink. Board game box cover for Jo Kelly and Cole Wehrle's design Molly House
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issa 🍉 @issaissa.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
someone drew the banana during a game of magical athlete last night
the banana from magical athlete drawn on a small piece of paper. it’s anthromorphic, wearing a hat and shoes, and has an uncanny face
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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
game board my niece designed after we played Magical Athlete the other night
Game board drawn with pink ink on a piece of paper, featuring a "Start" space, a "You Win" space and intermediary spaces with numbers from 1 to 6. Some of the spaces are blacked out.
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charlesjpratt @charlesjpratt.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Looks like Hot Streak is the second @cmyk.games release where I'm going to have to buy a second copy because my daughter fell in love with the pieces
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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This week's video is a TWOFER REVIEWFER: a double serving of joyfully silly boxes, both of which are EXCELLENT. But which one is the best? www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/revie...
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Review: Magical Athlete & Hot Streak - Shut Up & Sit Down
Hot Streak came out a little while ago, offering all the thrills of gambling on hot dogs and fish without any risk of gastroenterological problems. More recently from the same publisher, ANOTHER racin...
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Dire Wolf @direwolfdigital.com · 18/01/2026
Catan with Huge Baby as the robber!
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intertextual experience @intertextuality.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
@cmyk.games's @alex.cmyk.games joins Intertextual Experience for its newest episode. It's unsurprisingly amazing, and I could type a whole bunch of words explaining why it is. But I'll just let the episode, colors, and Alex speak for themselves. open.spotify.com/episode/1uqV...
“Anthropomorphic hot dog mascot with, you know, some, like, sort of soulless eye holes.”
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CMYK @cmyk.games · 06/01/2026
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SungWon Cho @prozdishere.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Hot Streak ABSOLUTELY lives up to the hype
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CMYK @cmyk.games · 24/12/2025
OH MY GOD
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Ricky Haggett @rickyhaggett.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
There isn't a boardgames wrapped but MAGICAL ATHLETE is easily my favourite of 2025 - I've played loads of times and it never stops being funny and interesting. I love introducing people to it. Huge recommendation! (not sure you can get it everywhere yet soz)
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Magical Athlete
PRE-ORDER – SHIPPING LATE DECEMBER 2025 IF YOU WANT HOLIDAY DELIVERY OF OTHER GAMES, ORDER THIS SEPARATELYMagical Athlete is a chaotic racing game where anything can happen. Recruit a team of absurd r...
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Adam Richards - Punchboard @punchboard.co.uk · 10/12/2025
Opinion time! In before the rest of the world is sick of end-of-year top lists, here are my top few games for 2025. Read it, or don't, you're a grown-up now and can make your own decisions. punchboard.co.uk/game-of-the-...
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Game of the Year 2025
You didn't ask for it... I didn't have to write it... It holds no sway in the hobby... That's right! It's my games of the year for 2025!
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Elizabeth Goodspeed @goodspeed.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
I collaborated with CMYK and Angela Kirkwood on the redesign of cult classic game Magical Athlete! I worked on the brand identity, art direction, and all the graphic design for components like cards & tokens. Now ask me how much math I had to do to make an evenly spaced game board with 31 spaces...
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Ricky Haggett @rickyhaggett.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Ahh cool Wilmot's Warehouse made the Guardian's 30 Best Boardgames for Christmas! Loads of other great stuff in there too..
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Roll with it: the 30 best board games for Christmas 2025
If Monopoly is your festive fallback for family fun then go directly to Jail and do not pass Go. A new wave of party pleasers, trick takers and strategy games can transport you to Stalingrad, the spir...
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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Betting on Queen Mum financially ruined me in Hot Streak.
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Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Podcast! This week, Tom and Matt are finally tackling the dynamic duo of Hot Streak and Magical Athlete! Spoilers; they’re both absolutely fabulous. The games. Though the lads do have their moments. www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/po...
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Podcast #286 - THE BIG WET SPRINT - Shut Up & Sit Down
On this free-flowing episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about competitive marble-pilfering simulator 12 Rivers, as well as a double-bill of absurd racing games in Hot...
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ᡣ𐭩 Mandi ᡣ𐭩 @613mandi.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
✨ Loving CMYK Games’ bright colours and paper packaging. It really stands out! No Thanks! ➡️ pass or pay chips to dodge cards, but tension builds fast. I’m Out! ➡️ race to drop cards and be first to shout “I’m out!”. We enjoyed both. Light, quick, and great with more players! @cmyk.games
No Thanks! game with the box open. Components in a paper back and the cards are face down beside them in their own slot.No Thanks! cards scatterfed on the table face down with a green and silver back. The cards face up are in a staggered horizontal stack and another pile has a few cards on it with the number 19 on top. There are pink round wooden components in a pile.I'm Out! cards are scattered on the table. The cards have large numbers on them and multi coloured. There is a deck of the cards face down and the back of the cards also have a melange of colours.
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CMYK @cmyk.games · 27/11/2025
The Wavelength app is game of the day in the App Store! apps.apple.com/us/story/id1...
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Are You a Mind Reader? - App Store
Is a hedgehog a round animal or a pointy animal? Is a bidet a weird thing to own or totally normal? Learn more tips and how-tos on the App Store.
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Hilk @hilk.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I have often bemoaned the dryness of many modern games. Somebody on the web wrote "boardgames are just math made fun", and I answered that many boardgames are math made not fun. In such games, scores are no longer a reward for good play, but the entire games just consist of calculations. (1/X)
The board game Hot Streak by Joe Perry (published by CMYK in 2025) on a table
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ᡣ𐭩 Mandi ᡣ𐭩 @613mandi.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
The game Magical Athlete seems to have a hold on anyone it teach it to! 😆 @cmyk.games
A text message between me and Stéphanie about the game Magical Athlete.
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Corey Young @coreyyoung.com · 31/10/2025
I'm late to the party on "No Thanks" Just picked up the re-release by @cmyk.games First simple card game I've played that had at least 4 "Oh wait, I'm doing this wrong!" moments. Not in terms of rules, but in strategies.
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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
CMYK has released two more titles in their Magenta series, aggressively pink big-box versions of small-box classics. The pair, No Thanks! and I'm Out, also happen to be my favorite Magentas thus far. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/10/27/n...
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Moregenta
On the whole, I appreciate CMYK’s Magenta series, which takes classic card games and shrouds them in oversized pink boxes. Don’t believe me? Uh, that’s an odd thing to not believe…
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CMYK @cmyk.games · 14/10/2025
We just launched TWO new Magenta titles: the instant classic I'm Out and the 20+ year old classic No Thanks! No Thanks: www.cmyk.games/collections/... I'm Out: www.cmyk.games/collections/...
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D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 08/10/2025
If you told me a few years ago that I'd have an opportunity to review a new edition of Magical Athlete, I'd have called you a liar. If you followed up by telling me it was from @cmyk.games and was perfect in every discernible way, I'd have asked who put you up to this. pixeldie.com/2025/10/08/m...
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Magical Athlete – Review
Excitedly crouched at the starting line.
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CMYK @cmyk.games · 07/10/2025
We finally did it. After 10 years, we remade Monikers from scratch: new art, new card design, updated rules—no points!—and a huge content refresh: www.cmyk.games/collections/...
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Monikers
Get your team to guess the name on the card! They’ve got 1 minute to guess as many as they can. In the first round, you can say anything. In the second, only one word. And in the third, charades! The ...
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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
I love how the components for @cmyk.games’ Magical Atheletes are stored in paper bags instead of plastic. Not a single throwaway or even reused piece of plastic inside the box! Other game publishers, please imitate!
The components for the colorful game Magical Athletes, spilling out of paper bags (on purpose).
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ᡣ𐭩 Mandi ᡣ𐭩 @613mandi.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🏃‍♂️✨ We played Magical Athlete and it was delightful! Players draft characters with unique powers, then race them in fast-paced heats. Who knew a snake could outrun an Alchemist? 🎨 Loved the vibrant art, clever character design, and the eco-friendly packaging. Big win all around! ♻️💖 @cmyk.games
A wooden character standee on the board with large dice behind it. A selection of character cards. Main race board with character wooden standees. Character cards below the board.The box cover and components in paper bags in the box.
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Zach Gage @stfj.net · 16/09/2025
um holy shit what CMYK is publishing MAGICAL ATHLETE with an updated design by Richard Garfield !??! This is one of the stone cold unpurchasble classics. how the heck did they manage to track down the rights to this???? instant order from me. cc @jessefuchs.bsky.social www.cmyk.games/products/mag...
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Magical Athlete
Magical Athlete is a chaotic racing game where anything can happen. Recruit a team of absurd racers—Centaur, Egg, Rocket Scientist—then just roll your die and move that many spaces. Except each racer ...
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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Magical Athlete is back and better than ever. This game is full of loud laughter, crazy abilities, and more joy than a hundred other games combined. It is perfect. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/09/16/m...
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Chariots of Frickin’ Fire
It is wild to me, utterly wild, that in 2025 CMYK has released not one but two racing games. Even wilder that the second, slipstreaming in the wake of Jon Perry’s Hot Streak, should be a rema…
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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
There are only so many times you get to use the term "cult classic" with regards to board games but it's appropriate for Magical Athlete. It's a lighter game, but the appeal here is similar to Cosmic Encounter -- just a pure celebration of modular rules bouncing around & colliding with each other.
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D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 16/09/2025
I was fortunate to playtest this new edition of my favorite game, and I'm happy to report that it is, somehow, even better now Magical Athlete is pure joy, the game that has given us the most laughs of any box out there. Nearly terminal levels of whimsy. Perfect.
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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I'm very envious that @cmyk.games has brought back Magical Athlete (gosh I wanted to). Games like this (and, quite frankly, Thunder Road: Vendetta) showcase that "roll and move" isn't inherently a bad thing. I also love the retro vibe illustration approach. I can't wait to try this new edition.
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Magical Athlete
Magical Athlete is a chaotic racing game where anything can happen. Recruit a team of absurd racers—Centaur, Egg, Rocket Scientist—then just roll your die and move that many spaces. Except each racer ...
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Charlie Theel @charlietheel.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Magical Athlete is back after 22 years. This is board gaming reduced to its base elements, and the result is electric. The new edition from CMYK is perfect, maybe the best update of a game I've ever seen. My review: playerelimination.com/2025/09/16/g...
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Going the Distance – A Magical Athlete Review
Takashi Ishida’s Magical Athlete is a quirky game about a cast of misfits in a foot race. First released in 2003 by Z-Man Games, its oddball nature and prototype-level production resulted in …
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BoardGame Animal 🐕 @boardgameanimal.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Boy have we been excited to share this one!! Check out our thoughts on @cmyk.games new version of the legendary, the infamous…Magical Athlete!! youtu.be/VEyf6ij8pYE?... #boardgames
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CMYK @cmyk.games · 16/09/2025
Announcing MAGICAL ATHLETE, the only game where you can race a baby against a banana: www.cmyk.games/products/mag...
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Magical Athlete
Magical Athlete is a chaotic racing game where anything can happen. Recruit a team of absurd racers—Centaur, Egg, Rocket Scientist—then just roll your die and move that many spaces. Except each racer ...
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Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Hot Streak is a wacky betting game from @cmyk.games that has been a big hit this summer—I've taught it to so many people and we've had a blast with it. geekdad.com/2025/09/hot-...
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'Hot Streak': Betting, Racing, and Screaming
Place your bets on your favorite off-brand mascot in this hilarious race.What Is Hot Streak?Hot Streak is a betting game for 2 to 9 (or more) players, ages 6 and up, and takes about 20 minutes to play...
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Jonathan Woodard @woodardj.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The problem with @cmyk.games 's "Hot Streak" is that the minute it hits the table at game day, no one wants to play anything but Hot Streak 🤔 www.cmyk.games/collections/...
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Hot Streak – PREORDER
PRE-ORDER – SHIPPING FALL 2025 Hot Streak is a game about betting and racing and SCREAMING!!!!!!! You’re all hard luck gamblers betting on the world’s most off-brand mascots. And unlike most racing ga...
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